Joshua J. Solano, M.D.

Biography

Joshua J. Solano, M.D., FAAEM, FACEP, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). In this role, he mentors residents and leads initiatives to advance evidence-based clinical practices and patient care within the emergency department. Dr. Solano works clinically as an emergency medicine and hyperbaric physician at Bethesda East Hospital and Delray Medical Center.

A native Floridian raised in Plantation, Dr. Solano first discovered his passion for medicine while volunteering at Plantation General Hospital's Emergency Department. He completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University, earning degrees in Biology and History, before obtaining his medical degree from the University of Florida College of Medicine. He completed his emergency medicine residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, subsequently joining the Harvard Medical School faculty as an Instructor and Assistant Program Director. During his final year in Boston, he completed the Rabkin Fellowship in Medical Education.

Dr. Solano is board-certified in Emergency Medicine and holds fellowships with the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP) and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (FAAEM). Since joining FAU in 2017 at the residency's inception, he has served as the Director of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, built the emergency ultrasound curriculum, and completed the Ultrasound Leadership Academy Fellowship. He holds the Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) credential and the Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography (AEMUS) Focused Practice Designation. Additionally, he served for several years as the Medical Student Clerkship Director, advising hundreds of aspiring physicians, and currently serves as Chair of the Bethesda Hospital Quality Committee. A recipient of multiple teaching awards, Dr. Solano focuses his academic work on medical education, point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS), and clinical quality improvement.

Education

• 2008: BS, Biology and BA History, Duke University, Durham, NC
• 2012: MD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• 2012-2015: Residency in Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Work History

Florida Atlantic University

• 2022-Present: Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
• 2017-2022: Assistant Professor of Integrated Medical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Prior Employment

• 2015-2017: Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Scholarly Activity

Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Solano JJ. Dubosh NM, Anderson P, Wolfe RE, Edlow J, Grossman SA. Hospital ward transfer to intensive care unit as a quality marker in emergency medicine. American Journal Emergency Medicine. 2017 May; 35 (5): 753-756. PMID: 28131603
• Rappaport DE*, Solano JJ*, Edlow JA. Bilateral Pneumothoraces as a Complication of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2017 Apr; 52 (4): 573-575. PMID: 28057370 *Co-1^st Authors
• Chiu DT*, Solano JJ*, Ullman E, Pope J, Tibbles C, Horng S, Nathanson LA, Fisher J, Rosen CL. The Integration of Electronic Medical Student Evaluations Into an Emergency Department Tracking System is Associated With Increased Quality and Quantity of Evaluations. J Emerg Med. 2016 Oct; 51 (4): 432-439. PMID 27372377*Co-1^st Authors
• Klasco RS, Wolfe RE, Lee T, Anderson P, Jacobson LS, Solano J, Edlow J, Grossman SA. Can medical record reviewers reliably identify errors and adverse events in the ED? Am J Emerg Med. 2016 Jun; 34 (6): 1043-8. PMID: 27055604

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Honors and Awards

• 2017: Attending Role Model Award, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 
• 2016-2017: Rabkin Medical Education Fellowship, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• 2011: Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, University of Florida
• 2011: Chapman Humanism Society, University of Florida
• 2010: Equal Access Clinic Service Award, University of Florida
• 2010: Lawrence M. Goodman Award, Medical Student Research, University of Florida
• 2010: Community Service Award, University of Florida

Professional Affiliations

• Medical Staff at Bethesda East Hospital
• Medical Staff at Delray Medical Center
• Fellow of American Academy of Emergency Medicine
• Member of American College of Emergency Medicine

Clinical Activity

Board Certifications

• Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine